Sky Full of Thunder

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Sky Full of Thunder
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarcourt Press
Publication date
1968

Sky Full of Thunder is a 1968 novel by F. J. Thwaites. [1]

Contents

Premise

Austin Herrington, at home on the Murray River during his school holidays, encounters an escapee from a prison farm. The parents of his friend Felicity Ainsworth have to sell their adjourning property and live abroad. Ten years later, Austin is conscripted to serve in the Vietnam War and is injured in action.

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References

  1. "UNBROKEN MELODY OF SUCCESS". The Canberra Times . National Library of Australia. 10 September 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.